Present & Convene
Abstract Submissions
General abstract submissions are closed.
Steps to Submitting an Abstract
To submit an abstract, the author must be a current 2023 AGU member or a member of one of our affiliated societies.
Contact AGU Membership Services
List Of Affiliated Societies
Read the following important policy and procedure documents.
Presenter Timeline
First and Invited Author Policies
Submission Policies
The program committee will decide which session type your abstract may be assigned to. Familiarize yourself with the various types.
When you submit your abstract, you will need to indicate whether you will attend in-person in San Francisco or online-only. Abstracts will be scheduled by session conveners in oral (hybrid), eLightning (in-person only) or poster sessions based on this selection.
Please note, for poster sessions only: if you indicate that you are participating online and scheduled in a poster session by the sessions conveners, online poster sessions will be scheduled in late January, 2024. There is no hybrid option for poster sessions in San Francisco. You cannot change your presentation location after the abstract submission deadline has passed, please keep this in mind while making your location selection during abstract submission.
The official language of AGU23 is English. Please submit your abstract in English and, if your abstract is accepted, plan to present in English. Refer to the Submission Resources, Support, and FAQ sections for help.
AGU strives to maintain the highest ethical standards for our publications and to be transparent with our policies and procedures.
This processing fee is non-refundable.
Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent in early October. If you have any questions, please contact AGU.
Submitted abstracts may be edited as needed or transferred to another session until submissions close on 2 August (23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT). Do not withdraw a paid abstract submission to make edits.
Learn More About Refund policies for Edits, Transfers, and Withdrawals
Reach out to AGU’s public information office if you think your abstract is newsworthy.
Contact AGU Public Information Office
The presenting author must register for and attend AGU23, either online or in person.
Abstract Policies
Please familiarize yourself with the following submission policies before submitting your abstract:
Submission Fees
The abstract submission fee is:
- a required and non-refundable processing fee.
- separate from membership dues and meeting registration fees.
- not based on approval of your abstract submission or attendance at the meeting.
- payable by credit card only; wire payments or purchase orders cannot be accommodated.
Edits, Transfers, and Withdrawals
- Refunds will not be issued for abstracts that are withdrawn and resubmitted.
- Payment will be required for any resubmissions.
- Do not withdraw a paid abstract submission to make edits or submit a new abstract.
- You may edit a submitted abstract until the submission deadline.
- For assistance with editing or transferring an abstract, contact AGU’s Scientific Program Team.
Abstract Submission Fees
2023
Regular
- $70
Student
- $40
Low/Lower-Middle Income Countries*
- No Fee
*Please see 2022-2023 World Bank country classifications by income level table for more information.
Submission Resources
Letter of Invitation
After submitting an abstract, you can automatically generate a letter of invitation via the control panel within your abstract submission or through the abstract submission system. If you require a letter of invitation before submitting an abstract or you will not be submitting an abstract, you must request one via email.
VISA and International Travel Information
How to Write an AGU Abstract
Review this Eos article for pointers on how to write an abstract for an AGU meeting.
Eos Article: So You Want to Write an Abstract
Citing an Abstract
Authors (or their institutions or funders) retain copyright of their abstract.
Authors can acknowledge scientific teams or collaborators, data, and software within their abstract text or using the “Add Team” function within the abstract submission form's author list step.
Authors may submit abstracts for work that has been published in journals or presented at other scientific meetings. The work should be current and provide new data and results since any previous presentations.
If you wish to cite an abstract presented at AGU23, please cite as: Author(s) (2023), Title, Abstract (Final paper number, ex: AE14B-1234) presented at AGU23, 11-15 Dec.
*Please note that AGU does not automatically publish your abstract in Google Scholar or any archive or assign a DOI. This may be done through ESS Open Archive and will assist in indexing. If you have any questions regarding the publishing of your abstract in Google Scholar, please see this article on why abstracts may not appear in Google Scholar and how to manually add them. We recommend that you create a personal profile in Google Scholar and manually add your abstract if you wish for it to be indexed there.
Student Travel Grants
Discover available student and early career travel grants to help you attend AGU23.
Travel Grants
Funding Opportunities
Berkner Fellowships provide funding for early career scientists and students from countries designated by the World Bank as "low" or "lower-middle" income to present research at AGU-sponsored meetings.
Berkner Travel Fellowship
Abstract Search
Search by keyword for AGU meeting abstracts from 1995-2021.
Abstract SEARCH TOOL
View #AGU22 Scientific Program (Abstracts and Sessions)
AGU Authorship Policy and AI Tools
Artificial intelligence systems cannot be considered authors, but their use in writing or other aspects of the work should be transparent and described within the methods.
AGU Authorship and AI Tools
Plagiarism Detection
Review AGU’s Ethics Policy and utilize plagiarism detection software from iThenticate upon submission to identify any duplication.
Go To Ithenticate
Publicity for Meeting Abstracts
If you think your session or abstract is newsworthy, you can tell AGU's public information office about it for potential publicity.
Contact AGU Public Information Office
Submission Support
Technical Support
For questions about the submission site or technical issues, you can complete the request form on the submission site, call +1 401.334.0220 Monday to Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM EDT, or send an email.
Contact Support
Scientific Program
Email AGU’s Scientific Program Team if you have a question on AGU's scientific program policies or general procedures.
Contact AGU's Scientific Program Team
AGU Membership
If you have a question on your membership status or need assistance with your AGU membership account, contact the AGU Membership Services Team or call 800.966.2481 (toll-free in North America) or +1 202.462.6900.